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Household of Donald Swanson (born 1833, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Watten, Caithness, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Donald Swanson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Swanson, born in 1833 in Bower, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Christina Swanson, born in 1849 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexandrina (born 1876 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland) and Donald (born 1881 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Donald's Servant, Christina Cameron, born in 1859 in Sutherland, Scotland.
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Donald Swanson's household
Donald
Swanson
Head
Christina
Swanson
Wife
Alexandrina
Swanson
Daughter
William
Swanson
Son
Mary
Swanson
Daughter
Donald
Swanson
Son
Christina
Cameron
Servant
| First name(s) | Donald |
| Last name | Swanson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Bower, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donald | Swanson | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Bower, Caithness, Scotland | |
Christina | Swanson | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Alexandrina | Swanson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Swanson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland | |
Mary | Swanson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland | |
Donald | Swanson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Watten, Caithness, Scotland | |
Christina | Cameron | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Sutherland, Scotland |
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